Yet, we have sophisticated scientists today who make sober statements declaring that the whole universe was created by chance. This is to say that nothing caused something, and there is no statement m...
Yes, we can name and claim those things God has clearly promised in Scripture. For instance, we can claim the certainty of forgiveness if we confess our sins before Him, because He promises that. But...
Wonderland, Alice came to a fork in the road. Icy panic stung her as she stood frozen by indecision. She lifted her eyes toward heaven, looking for
Why do some in society think that the church should not speak out on political issues? Why do some in the church think that the church should avoid political or legislative affairs?
When you struggle with your faith, when you face the dark night of the soul, when you are not sure of where youstand with the things of God, flee to the Scriptures. It is from those pages that God the...
When we pray, we must remember who God is and who we are before Him. We must remember first and foremost that God's name is to be kept holy. We must rememberthat He is the Source of our provision and...
When we look at the Trinitarian work of redemption, we make a distinction between its design and its accomplishment. Our redemption is designed and mandated by the Father (in conjunction with the othe...
When the Jews wanted to make something emphatic, instead of adding an exclamation point or using italics, they would simply repeat it.
When the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, He does so to bring us to repentance and, ultimately, to bring us to reconciliation with God, to forgiveness, to healing, and to cleansing. In other words, whe...
When the Bible speaks of the will of God, it does not always mean the decretive will of God. The decretive will of God cannot be broken or disobeyed. It will come to pass. On the other hand, there is...
When strong unbelief is present, the church’s vision, zeal, passion, and commitment for evangelism tend to decline. Who would be zealous about urging other people to believe something that they themse...
When sin is characterized as a crime, we see that Christ is the One Who actually comes under judgment in the drama of the atonement. He functions as the Substitute, the One Who stands in the place of...
When Luther boldly declared the biblical doctrine of jus.ifrcation by faith alone, he said, Justification is by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone.
When I violate one point of God's law, I bring myself into opposition to God Himself.
What kind of a concept of God do we have that we would say that God is paralyzed by human choices? If His freedom is limited by our freedom, we are sovereign, not God. No, we are free, but God is even...
What accounts for Luther's behavior? One things is certain: Whatever defense mechanisms normal people have to mute the accusing voice of conscience, Luther was lacking.
We’ll also have to answer for the fact that fish eggs are more protected than human embryos, and that there are people who worship cattle while others are dying of starvation.
We often hear that people don’t like to be in the presence of Christians because Christians manifest a smug, self-righteous attitude or a goody-two-shoes, holier-than-thou attitude. But this should no...
We need Christ-the real Christ. A Christ born of empty speculation or created to squeeze into the philosopher's patternsimply won't do. A recycled Christ, a Christ of compromise, can redeem no one. A...
We must accept the fact that God sometimes says no. Sometimes He calls us to suffer and die even if we want to claim the contrary.